CVE-2012-3425

N/A Unknown
Published: August 13, 2012 Modified: April 29, 2026
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Description

The png_push_read_zTXt function in pngpread.c in libpng 1.0.x before 1.0.58, 1.2.x before 1.2.48, 1.4.x before 1.4.10, and 1.5.x before 1.5.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a large avail_in field value in a PNG image.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=668082
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://libpng.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=libpng/libpng%3Ba=blob%3Bf=CHANGES%3Bh=284de253b1561b976291ba7405acd71ae71ff597%3Bhb=refs/heads/libpng10
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://libpng.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=libpng/libpng%3Ba=blob%3Bf=CHANGES%3Bh=2da5a7a8b690e257f94353b5b49d493cdc385322%3Bhb=refs/heads/libpng14
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://libpng.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=libpng/libpng%3Ba=blob%3Bf=CHANGES%3Bh=73e2ffd6a1471f2144d0ce7165d7323cb109f10f%3Bhb=refs/heads/libpng15
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://libpng.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=libpng/libpng%3Ba=blob%3Bf=CHANGES%3Bhb=a4b640865ae47986bbe71ecc0e7d5181dcb0bac8
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-08/msg00004.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/24/3
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/24/5
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2815-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=668082
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://libpng.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=libpng/libpng%3Ba=blob%3Bf=CHANGES%3Bh=284de253b1561b976291ba7405acd71ae71ff597%3Bhb=refs/heads/libpng10
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://libpng.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=libpng/libpng%3Ba=blob%3Bf=CHANGES%3Bh=2da5a7a8b690e257f94353b5b49d493cdc385322%3Bhb=refs/heads/libpng14
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://libpng.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=libpng/libpng%3Ba=blob%3Bf=CHANGES%3Bh=73e2ffd6a1471f2144d0ce7165d7323cb109f10f%3Bhb=refs/heads/libpng15
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://libpng.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=libpng/libpng%3Ba=blob%3Bf=CHANGES%3Bhb=a4b640865ae47986bbe71ecc0e7d5181dcb0bac8
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-08/msg00004.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/24/3
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/24/5
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2815-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory

18 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
3.4%
87th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-119

Affected Vendors

libpng canonical opensuse debian redhat

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